Disclaimer: See last chapter
~ Chapter Seventeen ~
Sonny looked down at the floor as the police officer spoke to her, she tried her best to hold back the tears she knew were going to fall. She didn't want to do this, she didn't want to get into trouble, she didn't want to be punished.
She looked over at Chad, she could see how proud he was of her as she slowly described everything about her dad and what he did. It was better having him there with her, it made things a little easier. She could see the understanding in his eyes, and it made her feel comfortable, it made her feel like she didn't have to hide behind the false pretence of a smile anymore.
She bit down on her trembling lower lip and then looked back down at the floor, the police officer was sitting down next to her, listening intently to the girl before telling her that she would have to go to the hospital for evidence.
She could feel the bile running up her throat as she walked out of Chad's house, he was holding her hand and trying to assure her that everything was going to be okay but she couldn't shake the feeling that this was only going to make everything so much worse.
She wanted to stay hiding in Chad's house but she knew she had to do this, if not for herself then for her mum. Her mum couldn't protect either of them from her dad, Sonny could protect them both.
Her hand shook in Chad's and she knew that he was looking at her, worried that she would collapse at any second or break down crying. She preferred the first one, she didn't know if she could actually cry anymore.
She remembered when she was twelve, the police that always seemed to whisper around her, wonder if she would ever be okay. They knew they had to careful because she could have broken at any second, and now at sixteen, things hadn't changed that much.
The police whispered questions to her, gently touched her shoulder, smiled at her and tried to assure her that she or her mum would never see her dad again. She couldn't help but wonder if this time they were telling the truth.
She closed her eyes on her way to the hospital, wanting to wake up from this nightmare that she hated to think of as her reality. When did things get this bad? Why couldn't he have just left them alone? They were happy, they were safe and they had moved on.
She knew it was going to take a long time to move on this time, she looked up for a moment and the smiled at the boy holding her in his arms. And she sighed happily, then again, she always had him to keep her safe. She would always have Chad to understand and hold her when she cried. She frowned about Chad Dylan Cooper though, he was different, just like Allison was different to Sonny. Would Chad Dylan Cooper forget all of this ever happened and go back to hating her?
Or would he change in both personalities? She shrugged a little at the thought and snuggled into Chad's chest –if he was going to go back to the Chad everyone else knew, the knew she had to make the most of him now.